I really tried to like this.
Unfortunately, the sidequest bloat was what ultimately drove me to stop caring about the main game completely.
Yeah, sidequests were fun, but too many and too frequent. I would have been okay if they were cut to 1/4 of them, even.
Aside from that, the game is fun, the gameplay is nice although a bit button mashy at times, music was good and dialogue was very funny when it needed to be, so I'm not giving it that harsh of a rating.